AI & Enterprise
Getty Images drops plan to merge with Shutterstock
Getty Images has withdrawn its $3.7 billion merger plan with Shutterstock after UK competition regulators demanded the sale of Shutterstock’s global editorial business as a condition for approval. Getty’s board decided not to accept the divestment requirement and voted unanimously to terminate the merger agreement, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal was announced in January 2025 and would have created Getty Images Holdings.
